As I write this, Montreal just finished getting dominated in the first period by a hot but otherwise mediocre New York Rangers team. The score is 2-0, and frankly, could have been a lot worse. I know that Montreal has won six of its last seven, so you would think that the Habs are supposedly a "hot" team too, but you would never be able to tell that from their performance this evening.
I still can't get how Montreal was arguably one of the top five teams in the NHL during the first half of the season, and yet in the second half, they have been among the dregs of the league. Did they overachieve in the first half? Are they underachieving now? Regardless, I hope that New York wins this game, and that Montreal's tenuous playoff hopes are extinguished very shortly. Frankly, I have no desire to see the Canadiens get swept in four straight by Buffalo or New Jersey...........
One other Habs note: When Montreal doesn't win the Stanley Cup this season, it will mark 14 years since the last Cup for the team, which is the longest gap in franchise history. The Flyers fans who read this blog will be overcome with emotion at reading this, I am sure......
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